help with nano reef

jbjack · #1 01-10-2012, 02:08 AM

hey guys, pretty new to saltwater, but have had a tank going (90g) for almost a year, and have been very successful, mind you I have only kept easy stuff lol.

anyways I bought a jbj nano 28g. just the standard kit, with power compacts as all my coral will do just fine with that. I have a couple ideas, and was looking for advice with them.

reef wise, I have 2 aussie acans, frogspawn, finger leather, toadstool leather, a few different mushrooms, a fuzzy mushroom, gsp's, clove polyps, small pineapple, small purple maze, sun coral, multiple zoa's, magician palys, aussie duncan, and im suresome other im not remembering right now.

I want a rose bta, i know they get big but im hoping to give away splits and what not over time.

so should i just make the reef all my coral, or do a bta dominated tank, with just some of the coral i have...

i plan to stock with 2 clowns, 3 purple fire fish a shrimp goby pair, and maybe a small blenny.

which route should i go, i really love the bta. what is my best option

its 105 watt power compact lighting.

Nano · #2 01-10-2012, 02:14 AM

if you want the nem build your tank around it IMO. they are lovely

intarsiabox · #3 01-10-2012, 03:04 AM

The only problem with BTA's is that they move around a lot until they find a happy place. During their search they can get pulled into powerheads and filters. If they are big enough this can cause a lot of damage to a small tank. They are however pretty hardy and if they are not torn to shreds they will most likely recover.

Ginu · #4 02-03-2012, 06:57 AM

I'd make sure if the compact light is enough for BTA's.

lorenz0 · #5 02-03-2012, 07:04 AM

I have kept BTA's under compacts and it split into 3 one night. For sure can do it but imo way to much of a pain. BTW this was in my BC14 with stock lighting straight out of the box

ever considered going a LED upgrade?

Ginu · #6 02-03-2012, 07:07 AM

Well I think it's a different story to run compact fluorescent lights 10k in a 14 then it would be to run them in a 28

I have been thinking to start my sw experience with a regular nano, but it seems it's a better bet to pick up the led one or the hqi.